Library Documents on Iran's Missile Program
April 24, 2020
Congratulating the achievements of young specialists of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the launch of "Noor" satellite into space, the President said that this achievement was doubly valuable at the times when people are concerned about coronavirus".
April 24, 2020
[...]QUESTION: Fair enough. On Iran, I know it’s something you’ve worked on for a very long time as a congressman, of course the Secretary of State, CIA, all of that. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, obviously been designated a terrorist group by the United States. Now we know they launched this military satellite into orbit. You said that Iran...
April 24, 2020
[...]QUESTION: Well, I’m doing fine. It is Friday. That’s always nice when we come to the end of the week. And I’m sure you’ve had a busy week with what’s been happening with – I’ll just stick with Iran, for one, as they have reportedly launched a satellite, a military satellite, revealing a space program that many were not aware of. What do we...
April 24, 2020
A Foreign Office spokesperson said:Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch – using ballistic missile technology – are of significant concern and inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2231. The UN has called upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering...
April 23, 2020
[...]QUESTION: Well, I have to ask you in closing, Mr. Secretary, about a tweet from President Trump earlier today. He said, “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Now, this came after Iran had successfully put into orbit what is called its first – I...
April 23, 2020
[...]Question: How can you comment on the United States obstructing medical deliveries to Iran?Maria Zakharova: We believe that Washington’s course of tightening illegitimate unilateral sanctions against Iran, which has been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, is unacceptable.
April 22, 2020
[...]QUESTION: Thank you, Morgan. Thanks, Mr. Secretary, for doing this. Let me try Iran and China, if you don’t mind. The IRGC today said that it launched a military satellite into orbit for the first time. Could that technology be used for ICBMs? And we’ve seen from Iran expanded nuclear capacity, Iraqi militia rocket attacks, harassing of a...
April 22, 2020
Iran claims to have launched a military satellite into orbit. France strongly condemns this launch which is not in conformity with UNSCR 2231.Given that the technology used for space launches is very similar to that used for ballistic missile launches, this launch directly contributes to the extremely troubling progress made by Iran in its...
March 13, 2020
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has reacted to the comments made by US President Donald Trump regarding the responsibility for the recent attack on a base housing American troops in Iraq.In a statement on Friday, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said the US cannot shirk its responsibility and blame others for the...
March 9, 2020
When the UN arms embargo on Iran expires in October, in accordance with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, it's unclear to what extent Russia and China will work to boost the Iranian military.Read the full article at Al-Monitor.